Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences team disseminated the project and its main outputs at the Health Summit in Weimar and at the cluster conference “Future of Care” in Berlin, which is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research.

Daniel Hickey, a software engineer at South East Technological University’s Walton Institute, is at the forefront of using extended reality (XR) technologies to revolutionize healthcare training. His research focuses on developing immersive virtual and augmented reality experiences, such as a digital twin of a planned hospital in Bilbao, Spain.

The 2nd Central European Nursing Conference, held at the Medical University of Lublin, Poland, on September 13-14, 2024, provided a significant platform for discussing advancements in nursing education and practice. The conference featured a session focused on the DDS-MAP project, showcasing its latest findings and contributions to the field.

On 19th of November 2024 the DDS-MAP project consortium partners met the advisory board members to update on project activities and results achieved so far. The meeting was chaired by Willie Donnelly and attended by the honourable members of the board.

On March 20, 2024, DDS-MAP organized a co-creation workshop at University College Dublin (UCD) with seven critical care nurses and two PhD students in nursing to explore specific educational needs regarding cybersecurity in healthcare. The workshop aimed to reveal the practical cybersecurity concerns that healthcare professionals encounter daily, while gathering insights to shape our upcoming learning module on cybersecurity. Through a series of interactive activities, participants shared perspectives on digital technology (DT) use, explored vulnerabilities, and generated ideas on educational tools that would best support cybersecurity practices in critical care.

On 15th of December 2023, DDS-MAP project organised an introductory open science workshop on research data management. More than 10+ researchers from different consortium partners joined this hands-on online event

On 17th and 18th of June 2024 the DDS-MAP project partners met at RSU Redcross Medical College, Riga campus for their interim project meeting.

On June 28, 2023, a DDS MAP project team from MUL took part in a meeting with the Vice-Rector for Educational Affairs Professor, MD, PhD Kamil Torres in the Medical Simulation Center of the Medical University of Lublin.

On June 28, 2023, a DDS MAP project team from MUL took part in a meeting with the Vice-Rector for Educational Affairs Professor, MD, PhD Kamil Torres in the Medical Simulation Center of the Medical University of Lublin.